Ernest Wood on AllMovie

Veteran musical comedy performer (Hip, Hip, Hooray of 1907) Ernest Wood could play almost anything onscreen and did, from his debut in 1923 until his sudden death of a heart attack in 1942. He had earlier specialized in female impersonations, a talent rarely called for onscreen, but he became equally adept at playing both cops and robbers, in addition to reporters, clerks, attorneys, and secretaries. Standing five-foot-ten and weighing 150 pounds, the dark-haired comic actor was married to actress Grace Kennicott.